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INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


M Valley Matters -----. . .. . . . . -------8,9 0 Village News ........... .. 11,12,13 and 22 H Letters ............


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0 Weekendplus ...........................29 to 31 0 Weekend TV ............................... 24,25 0 Family Notices............................. 22,23 0 Readersplus.........................................27 OJobs ................... ................... . . 33 to 35 B Propertyplus ................. ..


36 to 38


B Motorsplus ..................... ..........44 to 60 H Sport............................ ..............61 to 64


AT A GLANCE...


Privacy plea from family - page 7 New Valley police faces - page 18 Invasion of the Teddies! - page 22


BBC man’s Stonyhursl honour - page 32 : iNFORIVIATION


Du(y d icm is t :L lo y d s P h a rm a cy , 5 Ch urch S tre e t , Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Blackburn Royal Infirmary: 01254 263555. Queen's P a rk Ho sp ita l, Black b u rn : 01254 263555. Airedale General H o sp ita l, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 4220^. Cruse Bereavement Care: Ribble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies - 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Ribbic Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. ' ‘ ' Samaritans: 01254 662424. ■ Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. ,


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Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Ribbic Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


CONTACT US! , News: 01200 422324


Advertising: 01200 422323 Classiricd: 01282 422331 Family Notices and Photo Orders: 01282 426161, ext. 410 Fax: 01200 443467 editor e-mail: vivien.iheath@eastluncsnews.co.uk news editor e-mail: duncan.smith@casllancsnews.co.uk sport c-mail: cdward.lcc@castlancsnews.co.uk


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WEEKEND WE.ATHER: SATURDAY is set to remain dry with dull patches, but brighter spells are expected for Sunday.


SUNRISE: 4-41 a.m. SUNSET: 9-36 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 9-36 p.m.


MORE than 80 members and friends of Clitheroe Golf Club enjoyed a spring fling in the club­


house. Following a delicious meal, people danced the night away to the music of a very entertaining D J.


The next social event will be a con­


cert by the Swing Commanders. (T240505/)


Camera club’s ‘Extravaganza’ success


PHOTOGRAPHERS from Ribbles- dale Camera Club entered the Blackburn club’s “Extravaganza” competition, submitting four slides


from four members. , Nine local clubs took part and


every slide was said by the judge to be a high-quality image. He reserved - the top marks for seven pictures he described as outstanding. Bury,


Bolton and Ribblesdale each had two selected and Chorley one. Eventually “Cao Dai Temple”, by


Ken Geddes, received 18 and Steve Ashcroft’s “^uthport Pier at Dusk” was awarded 19 marks. The final result of the competition came down to the last slide. Bury winning with a total of 72 marks and CKorley placed second with 70. Just a single


point behind came Ribblesdale, who were tied in third place with Bolton. This year there will also be some


full-day and part-day visits and walks. The visit to Slaidburn will include permission to photograph the interior of Slaidbum church. • Details of the club and its activ­


ities can be obtained by. ringing: 01200-440868.


Ribchester ready to rock


IF you want to hear some fresh, orig­ inal music from local bands this


weekend, Ribchester is the place tp • be.


The 2005 Hothersall Summer Fes­


tival takes place at The De Tabley ' from 2 p.m. on Saturday. The festival is a showcase for


unsigned local bands at which local people will be able to hear raw local talent - and it is all in aid of charity. A sense of fun and a great line-up


guarantee a good day out for all the family.


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• ' The event is hosted by Goan and Go. Solicitors, of Berry Lane, Lon- gridge, in association with Wolfsons Solicitors, of Northenden, Manches­ ter. The entertainment will include live performances by unsigned North-West bands, including The Layne, Corleone, Dirty Circus and The Cyclones. There .will also be a special guest DJ, bouncy castles and


slide, henna tattooist, arts and craft stalls, a charity raffle and auction.' All proceeds will go to the MedE-


quip4kids charity, which provides vital lifesaying equipment to paedi­ atric and neo-hatal wards across the North West.


Admission is by ticket only. Tick­ ets cost £5 each and more informa­ tion is available from Goan and Co. Solicitors on 016T477 5990 or via e- mail to coans@coan-colicitors.co.uk


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Jonny to appear on Top of the Pops


by Travy Johnson


DANCING behind pop s ta r Rachel Stevens is all in a day’s work for Clitheroe singing sensa-; tion, Jonny Lloyd. The 23-year-old (pic­


tured),Who is based in London, will be appearing on Top of the Pops tomor­ row alongside the singer and ex-S Club member as one of her backing dancers. The son of estate agent


Ian Lloyd and his wife, Anne, Jonny is thrilled with the opportunity to work with the pop stun­ ner, who he will be sup­ porting during her promo­


The trained singer and


dancer, who reached the final stages of a boy band audition last year, is determined to fulfil his dream of releasing a sin­ gle.


After attending audi-


tional tour to promote her new single, “So Good". “She is a really nice girl


to work with and the tour is going really well. How­ ever, I would prefer to be the main act!,” he said.


. tions for the new series of TV’s “X Factor”, which returns to our screens in the autumn, Jonny is hopeful that the experi­ ence of going on the show will help his career in the right direction. “I wasn’t quite right for


what the judges were looking for. However by going to the auditions I managed to make some good contacts with people who l am now in talks


with, so i t ’s fingers


crossed.’’ The talented musician,


who trained at the Mary Waddington School of Dance, Clitheroe, before studying performing arts a.t Preston (College and at PhU Winston’s Theatre Works, Blackpool, has worked with a range of well-known artists, such as Geri Halli- well, Duncan from boy band Blue and Angie Stone, and will soon be singing on the new Euro­ pean XBox commercials. He will be appearing


this week on television shows CD:UK, T4 Sun­ day, GMTV and This Morning as one of Rachel Stevens’ backing dancers.


Golfers’ spring fling goes with a swing


Winners at Pendle Club


SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs J. Thornton, Mrs M. Holding, Mrs K. Holding. New members are wel­


come every Monday at 7 p.m.


Bridge winners were:


Mrs Joan Lavery, Mrs Jackie Pilling, Mrs Mar­ jorie Collier, Mrs Eileen Hadfield.


New members welcome


every Monday at 1-30 p.m.


Domino winners were:


Mrs A. Lowe, J. Sagar, F. Jeff, S. Barker, H. Wolf- enden and F. Calverley. New members welcome


every Friday at 7 p.m. Sequence dancing is


held every Tuesday at 7- 3d p.m. and line dancing every Thursday at 1-30 p.m.


Cyclist stable after bike fall


A CHATBURN cyclist is in a stable condition in hospital after he lost con­ trol of his bicycle and fell off.


Mr Gareth Crooks (36),


of Ribblesdale View, was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary'with suspected multiple head injuries when he fell off the bike.. The accident happened


while he was out on a ride with his 11-year-old son, Oliver. The accident happened


at 6-37 p.m., on Sunday, at the junction of Dark- wood Crescent and Ribble Lane, Chatburn. Oliver was also taken to


hospital and treated for minor cuts and grazes.


Woman hurt by lamp post


A FEMALE pedestrian was treated in hospital after a heavy goods vehi­ cle reversed into a lamp post. The woman (30) was


walking along Bright Street, Clitheroe, on Tues­ day afternoon when a HGV reversed into a lamp post, which fell to the ground injuring the


woman in the process. She was taken to Black­


burn Royal Infirmary with a suspected broken


leg. Bridge wins


WINNERS of the Howell Movement on Monday a t ; Clitheroe Bridge Club were Mrs J. Bowker and


-Mrs K.Higspn,. Mr J.j Pawlicki and Mr J. Ren­ ton. ,


On Thursday, winners V


were: N/S Mr J. Pawlicki | and Mr M. Jeffery, Mrs J. j Taylor and Mrs M. Bain-


bridge, v E/WfMrs M. Thomp-I


son and Mrs J. Bowker,! Mr E.Ormond and Mrs S.j


Johnson. W IMTl By Faiza Af zaal


FLY-TIPPERS and litter-louts have been warned to.watch o u t as the police and council join forces to get tough on people caught dumping


rubbish. . From Tuesday, fly-tipping has become


an arrestable offence, with the most seri­ ous cases resulting in a maximum £50,000 fine or five years’ imprisonment. Even parish councils will be able to


impose on the spot fines of £50 for any­ one caught dropping even a tiny amount


of litter. Clitheroe police officers are working


closely with cleansing bosses at Ribble Valley Borough Council on a number of initiatives to tackle the on-going problem of fly-tipping, which is costing council taxpayers thousands of pounds a year. The move follows a string of incidents


over the past 12 months, in which tonnes of hazardous asbestos and associated debris has been found dumped in the bor­


ough. The Four Lane Ends area of Clitheroe


has been particularly badly hit, with nearly 30 tonnes of asbestos tipped there in 2003 and another 10 tonnes at the camp site just two Weeks ago. This week saw the first raft of meas­ ures in the “Clean Neighbourhoods and


Environment Act.” Gum-droppers and smokers throwing


SchoblchMren’s diet of i i m m f f l p p i i i i i u .


' I 'y - i f ' ■ “ j ' - L " ' nuisances


away cigarette ends can be given on-the- spot fines of £50, soon to rise to £75. The new measures also give extra powers for local authorities to deal with the sale or repair of vehicles on the road as part of a nuisance parking offence. The borough council’s legal director, Mr Paul TimMn, this week said: “The council has always taken fly-tipping seriously and will not hesitate to use these new powers, if nec­ essary pursuing the culprits through the


courts.” Mr Alan Boyer, the council’s street


cleansing and grounds maintenance man­ ager, said that, despite the threat of pros­ ecution and fines, the tippers were ignor­ ing warnings and continuing to dump waste. He, along with the police are determined to clampdown on fly-tipping in particular and both have vowed to come down hard on the culprits, whom they have branded seFish and inconsider- ate. ■ -


aim to make people think twice before they illegally dump rubbish.” Also deter­ mined to hit the dumpers hard is Clitheroe’s police chief, Insp. Bob Ford. He said: “Fly-tipping is something that T find grossly unacceptable and it is totally irresponsible of people dumping rubbish to expect council taxpayers to foot the bill.


“The police are exploring a number of


.initiatives together with the council to stop this from happening again. We will take robust action against those respon­ sible.” When removing the asbestos, council workers have to don protective boiler suits and masks, and have to remove the waste into local storage before transferring it to a specialist landfill tip at Freckleton,-near Preston. The specialist tip is designed to handle


Mr Boyer commented: “Fly-tipping is ' ■; ■ _'.


not only costing the council taxpayer’s thousands of pounds a year, but it is tak­ ing up the valuable time of council work­ ers. It is also putting lives at risk, as the fibres from the hazardous asbestos can be deadly if inhaled. “Over the past 12 months, the council


has had to deal mth three major fly-tip- ping incidents, which have left the council with a clean-up bill of £10,000 and has involved 46 council workers.


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“We are getting tough on fly-tipping and, by joining forces with the police, we


contaminated material; Removing the material is expected to cost the topayer up to £2,400. '


: _ Mr Boyer has renewed his plea to Rib­


ble Valley folk to come forward and report fly-tippers to the police or council. He added; “People especially heed to be aware of suspicious six bir eight-wheel-


■ er vehicles near the Four Laiie Ends site • and report the registration number to the ’ police or, council in confidence. Even if they don’t think anything of it, it’s best to report the incident so the council can follow it up.”


Anyone with information should call ' ^


Clitheroe police on 443344, or Mr Boyer on 01200 429405 or 425111.


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